Job Description

Are you an enthusiastic, and committed Nurse with a wealth of experience in safeguarding?



Do you Think Family?



If so, we are interested in you



We are looking for a nurse to lead the Childrens agenda in Safeguarding at CWPT, a multi-faceted Trust covering three Local Authorities



This is a highly skilled role



We are wanting to appoint someone in our Named Nurse role who will lead the Trust Safeguarding Childrens agenda with innovation, knowledge passion and dedication. You will need a strategic approach, with excellent communication and leadership skills



If that person is you, we would like to meet you



This role supports the Head of Safeguarding. The role entails working across the local health and social care economies to prevent harm, fostering, and facilitating multi-professional interagency working in respect of safeguarding children.



The role is that of a highly developed clinical specialist for safeguarding children within the Trust ensuring the trust implement the elements of the Children Act 1989/04, Working Together 2023, Children and Social Work Act 2017 and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 in respect of safeguarding children. These obligations are fulfilled by providing clinical leadership across the field of safeguarding children.



The scope of the post includes liaison across agencies in the contribution and development of child safeguarding practice, supervision, education, accountability, governance, and provision of expert advice based upon mandatory and statutory frameworks and guidelines. Working collaboratively in providing high quality evidence-based services to support the development of effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency relationships with other NHS Trusts, Local Authority, Police, and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies in order to minimise the risks to children.



The post holder is required to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information where significant barriers to acceptance need to be overcome using the highest levels of interpersonal and communication skills.



At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.



We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues a much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.



generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us



excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more



salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more



discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes



wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more



staff networks and support group



We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.



Please see attached which details main responsibilities including:



Training - T o s u p po rt t h e Head of s a f e g ua r d ing a n d s a f e g ua rding t e a m in identifying the s a f e g ua rding c hildren traini n g n e ed s f o r t h e o r g an isa t io n and more..



Promoting Safeguarding - T o pr o mo t e t h e s a fe gu arding o f Children w ithin t he or g anis a tion and more..



Specialist Knowledge - T o a p p ly k no w le d g e o f t h e c u r r en t l e g is l a ti o n a ro u n d p r o m o ti n g an d s a f e g ua rding t h e hea l t h , w e l f a re, a n d s a f e ty o f children, and more..



Advice and Support - T o p r o mo t e g oo d p r o f e ssio na l p ra c tice w it h in t h e T rust a ro u n d s a f e g ua rding children b y having oversight of the Named professional staff when they are providing sa f e g ua rding children ad v ice a n d g u id a n ce o n re q ue st t o a ll T rust s t a f f and more..



M ulti - A gen c y W or k ing - T o pa rt i cip a te in a n d p r om o te mu lt i - a g en cy w o rk i n g b y liaising cl o s e l y w ith th e Lo c a l S a f e gu a rding Children Boards to e n s u re a j o in e d -up approach to s a f e g ua rding children, and more..



E v id e nce B ase d P r a c tice - T o u se r e s ea rch a n d c o re a u d it skil l s t o e v a lu a t e , de v e lop an d i m p r ov e st an d a rds o f p racti c e a n d u s e lessons learned from multi agency reviews to i n f o rm an d i mp ro v e p ractice, and more..



Clini ca l G o v e rn a nce - T o s u p po rt t h e o r g an isa t ion i n its cl i n ical g o v e rn an ce r o le, b y implementing and completing rele v an t safeguarding audits as required by the Trust, safeguarding partnership or other relevant body, and more..



Public H e a lth - T o w o rk across a g en c i e s t o de v e lop an d e m b e d p re v en t a ti v e s t rat e g ies a ro u n d a bu se a n d n e g lect f o r c hildren, and more..



Communication - T h e p o st h o ld e r i s re qu i r e d t o u til i se t h e h i g h e st le v e l o f skill in t h e r e la y ing o f s en siti v e , h i g h ly c on f i d en ti a l, h i g h ly c omp lex an d h i g h ly c on t en ti o u s in fo r m a ti on . T h e p o st h o ld e r w i l l b e re q u i r e d t o d o th is a cross a r an g e o f s i t u a ti on s an d en v i r onm e n ts w ith s t a f f , p a ti en t s , relati v e s, c a rers, a n d d i f f e r e n t a g en cies, and more..



Analytical and Judgemental Skills / Freedom to Act - T o a p p ly k no w le d g e o f t h e c u r r en t l e g is l a ti o n a ro u n d p r o m o ti n g an d s a f e g ua rding t h e hea l t h , w e l f a r e , p r o t e cti o n, a n d s a f e ty o f children to complex safeguarding concerns, and more..



Planning and Organisational Skills - A u t o n o m ou sly o r g an ise, p r i o r i tise, a n d m an ag e o w n w o r k lo a d p res s u res, me e ti n g th e f re q ue n t d em a nd s m a d e b y th e T r u st a n d o t he r a g en ci e s, and more